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Better Paint Brush Habits for Kids

By Cheryl Trowbridge 3 Comments

"No More Bad Hair Days"... For a printable pdf visit: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-More-Bad-Hair-Days-1245660

Are paint brushes with unruly bristles a familiar sight in your elementary classroom? Better paint brush habits can prevent damage to your brushes and paint sets, and increase their useful life. When kids learn the correct way to use their supplies, their paintings will improve and your brushes will thank you! How do brushes get damaged? Most kids are introduced to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medium, More, Painting, Tempera, Tips for Parents, Tips for Teaching Art, Watercolor Tagged With: No More Bad Hair Days!, paint brush, printable pdf

Make a Crazy Crown Craft

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

Crazy Crown Craft

Kids will enjoy making this Crazy Crown Craft to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.  A "royal jubilee" is a special celebration to mark the number of the years a king or queen has reigned. It doesn't happen every year, but only certain years. Each jubilee is represented by a precious metal: Silver (25 years), Gold (50 years), Diamond (60 years), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D / Sculpture, Crowns, Europe, Folding, Gluing, Gluing, Holiday / Event, Lessons, Markers / Pen and Ink, News & Announcements, Other, Paper, Process Tagged With: crowns, hats, jubilee, paper

4 Keys to Success with School Auction Art Projects

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Hand Painted Ceramic Tile Tray and Coaster Set for School Auction Art Project

School auction art projects are an ideal way to get students involved in your next school-wide fundraiser! School auction art projects help your art program to thrive With all the funding cuts in education these days, programs like art and music are forced to compete for an increasingly small share of their school's budget.... if they make it into the budget at all. In many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art Fundraiser Projects, Auction Projects, Classroom Auction Projects, Clay, Collage, Fabric / Fiber, Illustration, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Oil Pastel, Quilts Tagged With: collaborative art projects

Chinese Brush Painting for Kids

By Cheryl Trowbridge 10 Comments

two examples of a Chinese Brush Painting project for kids

Chinese Brush Painting dates back to 4000 BC, with techniques being handed down from master to student. In contrast to what most of us are taught about art today, copying and the perfection of technique were more important and more highly valued than self-expression. Chinese Brush Painting uses simple strokes of a paintbrush to capture a single object or an entire scene. Teach … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bamboo, Bulletin Boards, Calligraphy, China, Chinese New Year, Faith, Lessons, Lettering, Nature, Painting, Scripture, Watercolor Tagged With: bamboo, China, multicultural art

7 Secrets to Success for Using Oil Pastels with Kids

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

A child's oil pastel artwork illustrating the 7 secrets to success for using oil pastels with kids

Your K-8 students can create stunning works of art by following these secrets to success for using oil pastels. Kids love the clear, bright colors of oil pastels and their creamy consistency. They can cover a large area quickly, which makes them ideal for the shorter attention spans of early elementary students. Parents and teachers love that oil pastels are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Burch, Laurel, Cezanne, Paul, Chagall, Marc, Coloring, Famous Artists, Impressionism, Oil Pastel, Post Impressionism, Tips for Teaching Art, Van Gogh, Vincent Tagged With: clean-up tips, oil pastels, secrets to success, supplies, teaching tips

The Teach Kids Art TIP Vault

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

photo of the Teach Kids Art Tip Vault

I'm excited to share the newest feature of the Teach Kids Art website... the TIP Vault! The Teach Kids Art TIP Vault is where I collect all my very best tips for teaching Art to kids. No matter what grade you teach, you'll find helpful ideas and information you can use. Whether you're a classroom teacher or a parent doing art with kids at home, the TIP Vault is for you! Each … [Read more...]

Filed Under: More, Art Concepts, Art Education, Art Hacks, Classroom Management, Creativity, Philosophy, Tips for Parents, Tips for Teaching Art Tagged With: tip vault

5 Fun Art Ideas with Pencil and Paper

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

A young girl drawing

If you're looking for alternatives to screentime for your kids, nothing beats going "old school" with a pencil and paper! It's amazing how much fun can be had with such simple supplies. What you'll need All you need is a pencil, some paper, a flat surface to draw on, and my free download, "5 FUN Art Activities Kids Can Do with a Pencil & Paper". An eraser can also be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paper, Art Games / Activities, Drawing, Pencil, Tips for Teaching Art Tagged With: drawing activities, drawing lessons, free download, teaching tips, tip vault, tips

The Surprising Truth About Teaching Drawing to Kids

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

photo of a boy drawing

Why teach drawing to kids? When you teach drawing to kids, you're giving them a skill that pays big dividends in today’s world. Drawing is the foundation for many forms of art. But you certainly don’t need to be an “artist” or work in an art-related career to benefit from drawing. Anyone can use drawing to explore an idea, solve a problem, give visual form to a mental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract Design, Art Education, Drawing, Markers / Pen and Ink, Paper, Pencil, Seeing Like an Artist, Sketching, Tips for Teaching Art

Helpful Tips for Painting with Kids

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Photo of a childs hand holding a paintbrush with the bristles splayed out and the question, "Is your Paintbrush Having a Bad Hair Day?"

No one likes having a “bad hair day”…. not even your paintbrush! When younger students are used to painting with liquid watercolors or liquid tempera, they often forget to add water to their paint when they start working with cake-style colors, like the popular Prang OVL-8 set (affiliate link). Without enough water to liquify the paint, students tend to grind their brush … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Watercolor, Painting, Tempera, Tips for Teaching Art Tagged With: bad hair day, No More Bad Hair Days!

Creative Extension Spinner for Early Finishers

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Creative Extension Spinner

December’s digital challenge at the Children’s Museum of the Arts in NYC is all about telling stories using cardboard story wheels. For a creative twist on this theme, try extending and enhancing the meaning of your students' art using a Creative Extension Spinner.... perfect for your early finishers! If you notice an increase in early finishers at the end of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art Challenges, Art Education, Art Games / Activities, Creativity, Tips for Teaching Art Tagged With: Bloom's Taxonomy, classroom management, early finishers, extensions, higher level thinking, higher order thinking, spinners

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